Oromo

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• Distinguishing themselves through forehead decorations is one way to create visual participation in emerging Oromo nationalism.

  Academic text (2009)

• An Oromo woman transports water in jerry cans with the help of her donkey to the market.

  Academic text (2009)

• The Oromo manage this negotiation through their categorization and placement of dress.

  Academic text (2009)

• The Oromo aesthetic of dress arrangement is dependent on two competing concepts within wider Oromo society.

  Academic text (2009)

• Further, Oromo society views women as the dominant creators and assimilators of cultural symbols.

  Academic text (2009)

• Both Harari and Oromo women wear these metal forehead bands today on special occasions.

  Academic text (2009)

• Oromo women take pride in beading their own necklaces with specific color schemes and design choices.

  Academic text (2009)

• The Oromo population resides primarily in Ethiopia but also in Somalia, Kenya, and abroad.

  Academic text (2009)

• PHOTO: RYAN BURNETT, 2008 - 12 Afran Qallo Oromo women in the town of Jarso carry baskets of food during wadaajaa, a prayer ceremony.

  Academic text (2009)

• The Oromo population resides primarily in Ethiopia but also in Somalia, Kenya, and abroad.

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